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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In spite of John Quincey Adams' clarity and political courage, what life-long need did he have?
(a) Unwavering popularity among the people.
(b) The approval of his father and mother.
(c) The visible justification of God.
(d) A personal fortune so he was not dependent on the voters.

2. Who was the first son of a former president to become president of the U.S.?
(a) John Quincey Adams.
(b) Andrew Jefferson.
(c) Geroge Washington Carver.
(d) Thomas Alva Edison.

3. Kennedy sees as a weakness in John Quincey Adams an emotional attachment to whom?
(a) His college friends and professors.
(b) His religious congregational members.
(c) His parents and God.
(d) His wife and his mistress.

4. Who said that courage is grace under pressure?
(a) John Quincy Adams.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) Ernest Hemingway.
(d) Bret Hart.

5. Who suggested that Senators were vulgar demagogues?
(a) An ambassador.
(b) A reporter.
(c) A preacher.
(d) A cabinet member.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what prestigious university did Adams once work as a professor?

2. What is the first pressure of Americans that keeps them from acting courageously according to Kennedy?

3. What metaphor does Kennedy use to describe the relationship between the elected official and the electorate?

4. What was the dichotomy concerning John Quincey Adams' father?

5. What does Kennedy identify as the second pressure that prevents courageous deeds by elected officials.

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